Yes I am back...didnt think I would be but since my last entry quite a bit has changed and I have once again stepped back on this path....well kinda. Like Brett Farve I have changed my mind and decided to get back in the game.

For starters..I am having my thyroid removed. Yup. Time for it to go. On 11/11 I am scheduled to have surgery to remove my nodule filled thyroid. I also learned during my consult with the surgeon that it functions normally meaning basically I am fat because I am fat..not because of my thyroid. As a result, guess who reconsidered lap band?

I called my bariatric surgeon's office (after almost a 2 months absence) and told them about the surgery and to see if it would be possible to get the lap band soon after since my current insurance company will be replaced 1/1/10. I also rescheduled my missed sleep study appt so I can get the 2 weeks worth of treatments I need before I really reach my final stage before seeing the nutrionist which occurs weeks before surgery. Well the bariatric doctor told me that I need at least 6 wks after my thyroid surgery to get adjusted to the medicine and to heal and she didnt want to risk rushing it just to get it covered by my current insurance company (anyone experience insurance company change while in the process?)

So I decided to spend this time to try to drop some weight (it will be unavoidable when I get my thyroid removed) and to finish up all my required appointments. I am even going to try to get back to see the surgeon by the end of the year and who knows maybe come Jan 2010 I might actually get a date!!

Again I am leaving it all in God's hands and have to let Mr. Wilson know I have changed my mind again (he is kinda used to that but he also seemed relieved when I told him I decided to get it during my frustrated period)

Funny thing is..I cant help but think how ironic this is..having my thyroid removed is going to force me to do 2 things that I havent done and really need to do before I get lap band..1. quit smoking..yeah I cut down to about 3-4 a day but I know I have to really QUIT..and 2. lose SOME weight. Not being able to swallow and being on a liquid diet for a couple of weeks after that surgery is going to be great practice for my lap band surgery. So maybe this IS part of God's plan because maybe I really wasn't as ready as I need to be and now I have no choice but to get ready. :huh2: So here goes...Stay tuned..